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ReviewViruses2021

SARS-CoV-2 Infection: New Molecular, Phylogenetic, and Pathogenetic Insights. Efficacy of Current Vaccines and the Potential Risk of Variants.

John Charles Rotondo, Fernanda Martini, Martina Maritati, Chiara Mazziotta, Giulia Di Mauro, Carmen Lanzillotti, Nicole Barp, Altea Gallerani, Mauro Tognon, Carlo Contini

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Review in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

John Charles RotondoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5179-1525
Fernanda MartiniDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Martina MaritatiDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Chiara MazziottaDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5091-0497
Giulia Di MauroDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6739-6423
Carmen LanzillottiDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Nicole BarpDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Altea GalleraniDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Mauro TognonDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8269-7937
Carlo ContiniDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8809-6470

Funding

Università degli Studi di Ferrara Fondo di Ateneo per la Ricerca
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly discovered coronavirus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 has rapidly become a public health emergency of international concern. Although remarkable scientific achievements have been reached since the beginning of the pandemic, the knowledge behind this novel coronavirus, in terms of molecular and pathogenic characteristics and zoonotic potential, is still relatively limited. Today, there is a vaccine, or rather several vaccines, which, for the first time in the history of highly contagious infectious diseases that have plagued mankind, has been manufactured in just one year. Currently, four vaccines are licensed by regulatory agencies, and they use RNA or viral vector technologies. The positive effects of the vaccination campaign are being felt in many parts of the world, but the disappearance of this new infection is still far from being a reality, as it is also threatened by the presence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants that could undermine the effectiveness of the vaccine, hampering the immunization control efforts. Indeed, the current findings indicate that SARS-CoV-2 is adapting to transmission in humans more efficiently, while further divergence from the initial archetype should be considered. In this review, we aimed to provide a collection of the current knowledge regarding the molecular, phylogenetic, and pathogenetic insights into SARS-CoV-2. The most recent findings obtained with respect to the impact of novel emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants as well as the development and implementation of vaccines are highlighted.

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AnimalsCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesCytokine Release SyndromeDisease ManagementGene Expression Regulation, ViralGenome, ViralGenomicsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansPhylogenySARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusStructure-Activity RelationshipViral ProteinsViral ZoonosesCOVID-19 VaccinesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Viral Proteinscoronavirus disease 2019coronavirusesCoVCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2spike proteinvaccinevariantszoonosis

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PMID34578269
PMCPMC8473168

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